We all know Tom's story. But for me it was something a little different. I was playing decent golf before but one night before a tournament I hurt my right ankle. The next morning I found I could not put my weight on it but didn't want to bail on my partner. So went to the course early to see what swing I can piece together. So naturally I started with my weight mostly on my front foot and striped the ball one after another. So warmed up like that with possibly the best ball striking Ive experienced. Wound up shooting a 79 on a pretty tough course. Then went home that night and did some research and here I am. Ive since ready the S&T red book 3 times. Also as a side note Ive picked up yardage I thought I lost due to advancing in age but nope just was not getting the Krispy KFC contact I am now. went from shooting high 80's to low 90's to consictently shooting high 70's to mid 80's on a bad day. Those bad days are usually putting related. So lets hear your stories!
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I'm retiring in June and am just now taking up golf. Bought clubs about a month ago and was surfing youtube for golf tips. Found Tom's videos and they made sense to me with my background in tennis, baseball and skiing. I practiced some of the techniques in the back yard and went to the driving range. WOW, about 1/4 of the bucket were good, the rest at least went more or less down range without hitting anyone. The next couple of times went better and yesterday my wife and I went to play a par 3. Had a great time, was 16 over par (putting and chipping need a LOT of work). I'm starting Tom's course at the beginning and will be out for a full 18 holes in July. Any thoughts or advice for a newbie?